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Houston Astros (7-8, fourth in the AL West) vs.
St. Louis Cardinals (7-8, fourth in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Monday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (1-1, 2.50 ERA, 0.94
WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Cardinals: Sonny Gray (2-0, 4.50 ERA, 0.88
WHIP, 19 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -121, Cardinals +101; over/under
is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Houston Astros on
Monday to start a three-game series.
St. Louis is 7-8 overall and 6-3 at home. Cardinals hitters are
batting a collective .280, which ranks second in the NL.
Houston has a 7-8 record overall and a 3-3 record in road games.
The Astros have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.70.
Monday's game is the first time these teams match up this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brendan Donovan has two home runs, four walks
and 10 RBI while hitting .350 for the Cardinals. Pedro Pages is
10-for-34 with three doubles, a home run and seven RBI over the
last 10 games.
Jose Altuve has three home runs while hitting .302 for the
Astros. Isaac Paredes is 13-for-42 with three home runs over the
past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .275 batting average, 5.19 ERA,
outscored by six runs
Astros: 5-5, .239 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored opponents
by eight runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Masyn Winn: 10-Day IL (back), Ivan Herrera:
10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Astros: Brendan Rodgers: day-to-day (hip), Spencer Arrighetti:
15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian
Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder),
Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL
(shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day
IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.:
15-Day IL (forearm)
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